The doctor will NOT see you now: Computers could replace medics in just 10 years time, Jeremy Hunt says

Patients may one day be diagnosed by computers, not doctors, according to health secretary Jeremy Hunt.
Mr Hunt said: 'So what might medicine look like when the NHS is 80 [in 2028]? Well, the first thing is we may well not be going to doctors for a diagnosis, we might be going to computers instead'.
Artificial intelligence could help in diagnosing patients by analysing X-rays and samples to determine conditions such as cancer, according to NHS England bosses.
In as little as a decade's time, patients may even be diagnosed with disorders before they develop symptoms as DNA screening is set... read more

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